WWII was arguably one of the most devastating in all human history. With more than some 60 million casualties, no other war comes close to having the same fatality count.
Much less known though were the events that followed WWII as millions more refugees suffered disease and death during the years following.
Meet one German family who lived through these events and tell the story of what it was like to live during one of the darkest times in this world's history. Meet the Eichlers.